Oh Great, What A Weak Man ..

[youngmafbog]

Does he have any clue, this man needs to go now.

http://news.sky.com/story/1690031/pm-climbdown-on-syria-child-refugees

[retrocop]

Mikey
Our social services cannot look after the interests of a a little girl in Birmingham. You commented on the case on another thread earlier. Best we looked after our own abandoned and abused children first and ensure there are people who know how to look after kids. They are better off in a safe country like France.

[mikey4444]

Retro....but are they safe in France ? These squalid squatter camps that they are living in, all over Europe are far from safe.

But Britain shouldn't act on its own....there are lots of places and countries that could do more to help, and don't.

[retrocop]

// Actually, I am on record of agreeing that we should be doing more for the humanitarian support of these child refugees.//

Talk is cheap Mikey. Have you worked out how many evacuees you will be willing and able to accommodate ?

[douglas9401]

On his coast down to retirement, prematurely announced in a moment of complete assininity, Dave's looking for a legacy project and thinks this could be it.
He'll be gone soon enough and can clear off to the real trough once he's out of the public spotlight.
The rest of us can sleep with one eye open as gutless besuited wasters turn our country into a dumping ground for anybody with a missing shoe and a hard luck story. Oh, and an iPhone.

[Bigbad]

Apparently, the cost of keeping each of these children per year is estimated to be 40 - 50 thousand.

So it's O.K for councils to cut back on services like libraries and day centres because they can't afford it, but are now expected to fund these kids.

[naomi24]

Bigbad, I'm not so sure they are 'expected' to. That's possibly why the government has not committed to a specific figure and David Cameron has said ministers would talk to local councils about how many more they can re-settle. A little lip service perhaps? Who knows?

[Bigbad]

Well, someone has to pay for them naomi, and however they “dress it up” the money will have to be syphoned off from somewhere.

And when these kids reach 17/18, they will probably go to the top of the list for social housing.

The more they let in, the further down the ladder the rest of us slide.

I’m off to watch some telly while I still can. It won’t be long until I’m wearing a burqa or one of those heebie jeeebie things, and my only entertainment will be sitting quietly in a corner reading the Quran!

[naomi24]

//Well, someone has to pay for them//

That's if they come.

Love the heebie jeeebie thing! How funny! I'll remember that. :o)

[mikey4444]

Yeah bigbad...it was really funny !

[youngmafbog]

Take the p*** all you like bigbad has a very valid point.

[Ellipsis]

> gutless besuited wasters turn our country into a dumping ground for anybody with a missing shoe

What is in it for the gutless besuited wasters to do that?

[youngmafbog]

Self importance, a place in the EU trough??

It wont affect them, they are all NIMBY's.

[agchristie]

> and my only entertainment will be sitting quietly in a corner reading the Quran.

Entertainment? Are you sura 'bout that?

[Baldric]

///but are they safe in France ?///

That is not really our problem is it?
We are supposed to believe they have made their way unaccompanied across several safe countries to reach the Channel Coast of France, let France take responsibility for them.

[naomi24]

Mikey/youngmafbog, it's ok for me to think bigbad's description of the 'heebie jeeebie things' was funny, isn't it? Or isn't it?

Baldric, quite right - except the bleeding hearts who can't see the wood for the trees and are putting the pressure on don't see it that way. Did you see Yvette Cooper's performance in the Commons today? I've often wondered if she studied at RADA.

[jourdain2]

I love the 'heebee-jeebee'- comment.

[naomi24]

jourdain, shhhh. No humour.... please. ;o)

[anotheoldgit]

New Judge

/// Then the correct strategy would be to heap embarrassment where it belongs – on France. These children are not in war torn Syria. They are in France, a civilised country where people from the UK go for holidays and day trips. Imagine the situation reversed. The UK was continuing to hold child refugees in squalid conditions. What would France do? Take them in or make a fuss about the squalor the UK was providing for them? You only have one guess. ///

Just as I have already pointed out, France are the guilty ones here.

Perhaps we should also set up camps, but on a more humane footing you understand?

Then perhaps our neighbour over the channel would speak out in sympathy and take our camp dwellers and place them in more comfortable accommodation, feed them. clothe them, educate them, and look after all their health needs, all free of charge you understand?

Was that an elephant I saw flying overhead?

[anotheoldgit]

mikey4444

/// I believe Dave is basically a decent man, and have said so on a number of occasions. So, although I didn't vote for him, I think he is making the right move here. ///

It's official 'Our Dave' is a Lefty.

[anotheoldgit]

mikey4444

/// But Britain shouldn't act on its own... ///

Then why are we?

We have done more than our share, let the other countries get up to speed.

As your mate Dave says, "we are all in this together".